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San Jose, California (PRWEB) March 27, 2012 Follow us on LinkedIn With the potential to meet the needs of sophisticated applications in the modern world, nanocomposites represents a healthy market. Strong opportunities are expected to stem from the plastics industry wherein small addition of these nanocomposites to different polymers via in-situ polymerization or melt compounding more than doubles the heat resistance, electrical conductivity and dimensional stability of plastics, thus expanding its use. For instance, clay nanocomposites, and nanocarbon fillers are being used in the manufacture of plastic bottles to enhance the shelf life of beverages like beer. As a matrix to which…. Click Here to Read More

San Jose, California (PRWEB) March 05, 2012 Follow us on LinkedIn Housewraps, a part of the building products industry, has long played a pivotal role in revolutionizing architectural dynamics of residential and non-residential constructions. Primarily developed for use with timber-framed houses, housewrap is used in nearly two-thirds of new houses being constructed in North America. Growing market awakening about the importance of energy efficiency in home building is throwing the spotlight on the use of housewraps serving as an efficient weather-insulation exterior building product. With energy costs spiraling in recent years, consumers priorities have shifted towards the housing…. Click Here to Read More

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) March 02, 2012 Follow us on LinkedIn Polymeric foams are ubiquitous in their application as they exhibit exceptional insulating properties, buoyancy, impact-resistant characteristics, and outstanding strength-to-weight ratios, among other attributes. Worldwide demand for polymeric foams across majority of the developed countries is forecast to remain weak in near future as the industry continues to be beleaguered with rise in feedstock prices and slow growth in replenished demand from major end-use markets. The market suffered a major setback during 2008 and 2009, following a dip in automotive production, contraction in construction activity, and reduced consumer…. Click Here to Read More

San Jose, California (PRWEB) March 28, 2012 Follow us on LinkedIn Anti-microbial coatings have synergistically gained focus across the globe, with the products use touted in myriad end-use applications. Application of anti-microbial coatings is mushrooming in a host of industries ranging from healthcare, industrial to consumer markets. Majority of these coatings are however used in the healthcare and Indoor air quality markets. This is mainly because of the products efficacy in combating bacteria, mold, mildew, and other infection causing pathogens, which are especially rampant in these two industries. The volatile economic environment in recent years could not dampen growth in the…. Click Here to Read More

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) February 28, 2012 URETEK Holdings, Inc. is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Robert Bob Moody, Jr. as Board Member to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation’s Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) by Florida Governor Rick Scott. The CILB is responsible for licensure and regulation of the construction industry in accordance with the Professional Practice Act, Chapter 489 of the Florida Statutes. Shortly after his re-appointment, Mr. Moody was named Vice Chairman of the Board. Mr. Moody was first appointed to the CILB in 2007, confirmed by the Florida Senate in 2008 and re-appointed to serve through 2015. Mr. Moody serves as…. Click Here to Read More

London, UK (PRWEB) February 17, 2012 When the Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers congress was first launched in the early 1960s, synthetic fibres represented just 5% of total fibre production, but today they account for over half and this share is set to rise even further in the coming years. New research report Outlook for Man-Made Fibres and Technical Textiles: Report from the 50th Dornbirn Congress drawn up by Textiles Intelligence has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. Report Details: Title: Outlook for Man-Made Fibres and Technical Textiles: Report from the 50th Dornbirn Congress Published: February, 2012 Pages: 20 Price: US$…. Click Here to Read More

Howell, MI (PRWEB) October 13, 2009 Chem-Trend, a global manufacturer of release agents and other process chemical specialties, announced today that it will be expanding to Asia and Europe the availability of its Chemlease? CPR semi-permanent release agent designed to prevent or reduce pre-release of composite parts from a mold. Chemlease? CPR also provides excellent release once the molded product has cured. Chemlease? CPR has been available in North America for over a year and has performed exceptionally well in field trials in Europe, where manufacturing conditions sometimes differ. The product will be made fully available there and in Asia before the end of the year. Chemlease?…. Click Here to Read More

Shelton, CT (PRWEB) February 17, 2012 Lex Products Corporation today announced it will exhibit its latest products, technologies and solutions for the entertainment market at PLASA Focus-Austin 2012. The entertainment technology event will take place February 22-23 at the Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. Lex Products, a North American leader in power distribution and control products for the entertainment industry, will be located at booth #402. Lex Products power distribution systems are ideal for the entertainment market because the products are designed for a wide variety of production applications, said Bob Luther, chief executive officer of Lex Products. Lex…. Click Here to Read More

Farmingdale, NY (PRWEB) January 16, 2012 From Booth # 20043 at the 2012 Shot Show, The Mako Group made it clear that they are a major distributor of weapon accessories in the United States. Categories of products offered by The Mako Group include rail systems, hand guards, grips, bipods, stocks, parts and accessories, safety rods, magazine accessories, and rail covers for M16, M4, AR-15, AK-47, AK-74, Galil, SA vz.58, shotguns, and other weapons. Their KPOS pistol-to-rifle conversions are prized by knowledgeable professional undercover operatives. Products distributed by The Mako Group are manufactured in Israel by FAB DEFENSE, MEPROLIGHT, and FRONT LINE. All three companies have…. Click Here to Read More

San Jose, CA (Vocus) September 22, 2010 The aluminum die-castings industry is one of the most lucrative industries in the world with a wide gamut of applications ranging from day-to-day household needs to heavy industrial applications. High technology applications in die-castings manufacturing processes are also ensuring steady growth for the industry. Major driving force in the growing use of aluminum castings is the specified fuel consumption requirement of the automotive industry, necessitating lighter weight vehicles, mainly cars. The industry depicts high level of environmental awareness. Metal alloys employed by die casting producers are made of recycled raw materials, and generated…. Click Here to Read More

(PRWEB) October 13, 2010 Commodities market information and decision support leader Aspect Enterprise Solutions (AES) today unveils the industrys first comprehensive Web-based ferrous metals and steel market news, data and decision support solution. Building on its proven AspectDSC (Decision Support Center) energy and commodities platform, AES will for the first time provide real-time access to Platts ferrous market news, information and historical data, together with powerful decision support analytics, all through a single, easy to use and intuitive interface. Platts is a leading global publisher of energy and metals information. AspectDSC will allow raw materials and steel…. Click Here to Read More

Minneapolis (PRWEB) December 13, 2010 Construction industry accolades keep coming for VAST Composite Permeable Pavers. On November 16, 2010 at Greenbuild, Environmental Design + Construction (ED+C) and Sustainable Facility magazines announced that VAST Composite Permeable Pavers were voted Best Exterior Product in the annual Readers’ Choice Awards . Now the December 2010 issue of BUILDERNews is out with the editors’ annual Best Product picks. They selected VAST Composite Permeable Pavers for Mixed-use/Multifamily projects based on the pavers’ durability, innovation and sustainability. The editors of BUILDERNews praised the performance and weight advantage of VAST Composite Permeable…. Click Here to Read More